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Study identifies distinct brain organization patterns in women and men

Study identifies distinct brain organization patterns in women and men

A new study by Stanford Medicine investigators unveils a new artificial intelligence model that was more than 90% successful at determining whether scans of brain activity came from a woman or a man. The findings published Feb. 19 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, help resolve a long-term controversy about whether reliable …

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Compound Derived From Turmeric Essential Oil Has Neuroprotective Properties

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Researchers from Kumamoto University, Japan have found that a component derived from turmeric essential oil, aromatic turmerone (ar-turmerone), and its derivatives act directly on dopaminergic nerves to create a neuroprotective effect on tissue cultures of a Parkinson’s disease model. This appears to be due to enhanced cellular antioxidant potency from the activation of Nrf2. The …

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